रोआँ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रोयाँ (royā̃)
• रुआँ (ruā̃)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑁄𑀫 (roma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit रोमन् (rṓman, “body hair”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾoː.ɑ̃ː/, [ɾoː.ä̃ː]

Noun

रोआँ • (roā̃) m

1. body hair

   Synonyms: रोंगटा (roṅgṭā), रोम (rom)

2. fur, hair (of animals)
3. (figurative) fibre of one's being

   रोआँ को दुःखी करना ― roā̃ ko duḥkhī karnā ― to sadden one's heart

Declension

Declension of रोआँ (masc ind ā̃-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रोआँ roā̃	रोएँ roẽ
oblique	रोएँ roẽ	रोओं roõ
vocative	रोएँ roẽ	रोओं roõ

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रोआँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रोयाँ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rṓman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 627: “H. roā̃, rūā̃ m. 'body hair, down, fur, pile on carpet, moss'”